Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 MillionPaths, "viorica weissman" <viorica@z...> wrote: ......................................................... In the depths of meditation , sages Saw within themselves the Lord of Love, Who dwells in the heart of every creature. Deep in the heart of all he dwells , hidden Behind the gunas of law , energy , And inertia. He is One. He it is Who rules over time , space , and causality. ............................................................. The Shvetashvatara Upanishad Translation : Eknath Easwaran --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 Gabriele posted this poem, ........................................................ In the depths of meditation , sages Saw within themselves the Lord of Love, Who dwells in the heart of every creature. Deep in the heart of all he dwells , hidden Behind the gunas of law , energy , And inertia. He is One. He it is Who rules over time , space , and causality. Dear Gabriele thank you for posting this beautiful poem. I have read other poems that you you have posted and they too were wonderful. Can I suggest that your heart is very finely attuned to this form of beauty? Last year I went to a retreat with the Sage Francis Lucille and he suggested an experiment that I might like to perform. He assures me that the consciousness that I know is the same consciousness that you know and that all creatures know, and that it is not different from God. So, an experiment to test this would be to address all whom one meets, not as a person, not as a mind or body, but as infinite consciousness. And then observe what happens. "You have glimpsed, he said, that who you are is not this troubled man and not this time-bound body but only the one who sees. Now you must see that the one sees your mind, the one who sees your body, is the One who sees all. So be bold, experiment, and see in all you meet, not the man or woman, young or old, but Infinite Consciousness Herself, And wait patiently, wait, to see if God reveals Herself, to Herself." Warwick Wakefield Love Warwick ............................................................ The Shvetashvatara Upanishad Translation : Eknath Easwaran --- End forwarded message --- Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of Atman and Brahman. Advaitin List Archives available at: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ To Post a message send an email to : advaitin Messages Archived at: advaitin/messages Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2002 Report Share Posted February 7, 2002 --- Warwick Wakefield <nomistake wrote: > > "You have glimpsed, he said, that who you are > is not this troubled man > and not this time-bound body > but only the one who sees. > > Now you must see > that the one sees your mind, > the one who sees your body, > is the One who sees all. > > So be bold, experiment, > and see in all you meet, > not the man or woman, young or old, > but Infinite Consciousness Herself, > And wait patiently, wait, to see if God reveals > Herself, > to Herself." Namaste all, On this line of thought, and picking up the ever-returning thread about advaita in the world's spiritual traditions, here are some words from Ibn al Arabi. As the vast library of this man's work is being translated there is more and more confirmation of his non-dualistic vision/insight. The first may appear to be dualistic but is in tune with the Svetasvatara Upanishad and its final question points to a non-dualistic reading: 'He created us to worship and know Him. If we gaze it is upon Him. If we hear, it is from Him. If we use our intelligence it is towards Him. If we know, it is Him. If we have faith it is in Him. For it is He who is revealed in every face, sought in every sign, gazed upon in every eye, worshipped in every object of worship and pursued in the visible and in the invisible. The whole world prays to Him, prostrates before Him, hearts are enraptured in Love for Him, minds are bewildered in Him. I am consumed with love for Him, for His manifestation is for my sake. All creation is my beloved, so where, Oh where is He who enraptures all?' (Al futuhat al makkiyah) The second now answers the question, beginning in Islamic tradition, but behind the words can we not hear advaitin teaching of nirguna/saguna Brahman: 'In the Name of God, the merciful and compassionate. And to Him we ask for aid. Praise be to God in whose Oneness there was not a before unless the before were He. And after whose singleness there is not an after unless the after be He. He is, and with Him there is no after, before, nor above, nor below, nor far nor near, nor union, nor division, nor how, nor when, nor times, nor moment, nor age, nor being, nor place. And He is now, as He was. He is the One without oneness and the Single without singleness. He is not composed of name and named for His Name is He and His named is He.' Om sri ram Ken Knight > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Greetings! http://greetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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